Question

A cook has 2 1/2 pounds of vegetables. She uses 3/4 of this to make soup. How many pounds of vegetables does she have left?

Answer 1

Answer:

1 3/4

Explanation:

Change 1/2 to 2/4

2 2/4 - 3/4

make the fraction bigger

1 6/4 - 3/4

then you get the answer

1 3/4